Christmas

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Christian festival cultural festival public holiday religious holiday

Christmas is a major Christian festival celebrating the birth of Jesus Christ, widely observed with religious services, family gatherings, and cultural traditions around the world.

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Observed surface forms (4)

Surface form Occurrences
Christmas Day 16
Christmas (Natal in Portuguese) 1
Christmas in the United States 1

Statements (82)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian festival ⓘ
cultural festival ⓘ
public holiday ⓘ
religious holiday ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Nativity of Christ ⓘ
surface form: Feast of the Nativity

Christmas ⓘ
surface form: Navidad

Noël ⓘ
Weihnachten ⓘ
associatedColor gold ⓘ
green ⓘ
red ⓘ
associatedFigure Jesus Christ ⓘ
surface form: Baby Jesus

Santa Claus ⓘ
surface form: Father Christmas

Joseph ⓘ
Santa Claus ⓘ
surface form: Saint Nicholas

Santa Claus ⓘ
Epiphany ⓘ
surface form: Three Wise Men

Virgin Mary ⓘ
associatedPeriod Epiphany ⓘ
surface form: Twelve Days of Christmas
celebrates birth of Jesus Christ ⓘ
custom Christmas dinner ⓘ
attending church services ⓘ
charitable giving ⓘ
decorating Christmas trees ⓘ
exchanging Christmas cards ⓘ
family gatherings ⓘ
gift-giving ⓘ
singing Christmas carols ⓘ
date 25 December ⓘ
economicImpact major retail season ⓘ
eve Christmas Eve ⓘ
hasReligiousAspects yes ⓘ
hasSecularAspects yes ⓘ
honors Jesus Christ ⓘ
linkedConcept Incarnation of Christ ⓘ
Nativity of Christ ⓘ
surface form: Nativity of Jesus

charity ⓘ
family unity ⓘ
goodwill ⓘ
peace ⓘ
liturgicalColor white ⓘ
liturgicalSeason Christmastide ⓘ
musicGenre Christmas carol ⓘ
Christmas music ⓘ
observedIn Africa ⓘ
Asia ⓘ
Europe ⓘ
North America ⓘ
Oceania ⓘ
South America ⓘ
preparationSeason Advent ⓘ
publicHolidayIn Argentina ⓘ
Australia ⓘ
Brazil ⓘ
Canada ⓘ
France ⓘ
Germany ⓘ
Italy ⓘ
Mexico ⓘ
New Zealand ⓘ
Philippines ⓘ
Russia ⓘ
South Africa ⓘ
Spain ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
relatedHoliday Advent ⓘ
Boxing Day ⓘ
Epiphany ⓘ
New Year’s Day ⓘ
Saint Nicholas Day ⓘ
religion Christianity ⓘ
symbol Christmas lights ⓘ
Christmas star ⓘ
Christmas tree ⓘ
Christmas wreath ⓘ
Nativity scene ⓘ
candy cane ⓘ
holly ⓘ
mistletoe ⓘ
typicalGreeting Happy Christmas ⓘ
Merry Christmas ⓘ

Referenced by (98)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Blitzen → holiday → Christmas ⓘ
Donner → holiday → Christmas ⓘ
Mrs. Claus → holiday → Christmas ⓘ
this entity surface form: Christmas Day
Prancer → holiday → Christmas ⓘ
Santa Claus → holiday → Christmas ⓘ
this entity surface form: Christmas Day
Vixen → holiday → Christmas ⓘ
Holiday Inn → holidayTheme → Christmas ⓘ
Irish Catholics → importantFeast → Christmas ⓘ
River → isAssociatedWith → Christmas ⓘ
subject surface form: River (song)
this entity surface form: Christmas Day
this entity surface form: Christmas Day
Christmas Island → namedAfter → Christmas ⓘ
this entity surface form: Christmas Day
Natal Colony → namedAfter → Christmas ⓘ
this entity surface form: Christmas (Natal in Portuguese)
South Africa → nationalHoliday → Christmas ⓘ
this entity surface form: Christmas Day
Urbi et Orbi blessings → occasion → Christmas ⓘ
Three Kings Day → occursAfter → Christmas ⓘ
this entity surface form: Christmas Day
Gaudete Sunday → occursBefore → Christmas ⓘ
Christmas Eve → precedes → Christmas ⓘ
this entity surface form: Christmas Day
Santa Claus → primaryAssociation → Christmas ⓘ
subject surface form: Shepherds’ Field
Christmas Guy → setDuring → Christmas ⓘ
A Legendary Christmas → theme → Christmas ⓘ
subject surface form: A Visit from St. Nicholas
Christmas Is All Around → theme → Christmas ⓘ
Christmas Stroll → theme → Christmas ⓘ
Christmas Time Is Here → theme → Christmas ⓘ
Merry Christmas Lil Mama → theme → Christmas ⓘ
subject surface form: Songs of Joy & Peace
Jesse Tree → usedToPrepareFor → Christmas ⓘ